1、31BritishtennisplayerAndyMurraywaitedsevenyearsbeforehe could realizehisGrandSlam(大满贯)dream.OnSeptember11,2012,Murraybeatdefendingchampion(卫冕军)NovakDjokovicintheUS openfinal.The25-year-oldfinallywonhis firsteverGrandSlam、trophy(杯)sinceheturnedprofessional(职业的)in2005. Itwasaclosematchthatlastedfourho
2、ursand54minutes.ThetwoaregoodfriendsandDjokovicisonlysevendaysyounger.Djokovichas won five titles(冠军）while Murray was the runner-up in his last fourGrandSlamfinals.Wouldhebeabletowinagrandslamthefifth timeofasking?EvenMurrayhimselfwasnotsure.Iwasstilldoubting(怀疑) myself right up to a few minutes bef
3、ore goingontoplaythematch.Ihavebeeninthispositionmanytimesandnot triedhardtogetthrough,hetoldtheDaily Mailafterhisvictory.Buthedidnotthinkabouthispastdisappointment(失望)toomuch.Instead,hefoughtthrough.1thinkjustprovingmyselfis probablythemostpleasingpartaboutthismatch,hesaid.Thevictorycomesfourweeksa
4、fterMurraywonagoldatthe LondonOlympics.HeisnowBritainsfirstmaleGrandSlamsingles championin76years.HeisthenewprideoftheBritishpeople.词汇突破：realize rlaz vt. 实现；认识到；了解；将某物卖得，把(证券等)变成现钱；变卖positionpz()n n. 位置，方位；职位，工作；姿态；vt. 安置；把放在适当位置victory pz()n n. 胜利；成功；克服instead nsted adv. 代替；反而；相反prove pruv vt. 证明；检
5、验；显示vi. 证明是难句释义：The25-year-oldfinallywonhis firsteverGrandSlamtrophy(奖杯)sinceheturnedprofessional(职业的)in2005.翻译：自从他在2005年变成职业选手开始，25岁的他第一次赢得大满贯奖杯。 32It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their
6、hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apartsometimes.Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wis
7、h I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends,
8、Grace put on Karens ballet dress while Karen put Graces brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didnt dare to hand in her work.Meanwhile, Grace was
9、 struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You cant rely on copying what others are
10、 doing.”When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not.It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.词汇突破:tell . apart 把.区分开description dskrpn n. 描述dare de(r) v. 敢； 敢做struggle str()l v. 挣扎；斗争basic besk a
11、dj. 基本的难句释疑:That was another thing the twins had in common. 语法突破：the twins had in common.是省略了that或which的限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 another thing, 在从句中作 had的宾语。翻译：那是另外一件这对双胞胎有共同点的事情。They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. 语法突破：that they would never try to be someone else they were
12、 not.是that引导的宾语从 句，作decided的宾语。 someone else they were not. 是省略了that或who/ whom的限制性定语从 句，修饰先行词someone else, 在 从句中作 were not的表语。 翻译：她们决定不会再试图成为别人。33During my first two weeks at the University of California , Berkeley , I experienced some unexpected , funny , and sometimes embarrassing(令人尴尬的) situation
13、s . Allow me to share some with you.But first, let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States. Check the weather before coming! I was very sure that California was sunny all year around so I left all my jackets and sweaters in Paris. It was a huge mistake! It rai
14、ned almost every day during the first week in Berkeley.I have to say that I quickly forgot these unlucky events. Life in Berkeley is very pleasant and everything is so easy compared to Paris. For example , in only 24 hours I bought a mobile phone and made the lease(租约) agreement for a flat . Whats m
15、ore, almost all the shops are open on Sunday, which is very practical for me.The first thing that surprised me is that students may come late to class. They freely enter and leave the classroom many times during class, In France, students respect the teachers lesson, so they are never late and they
16、leave the classroom only at the end of the class.The local people in California are in general very nice, open and active, However, I am not totally used to their habits yet. Indeed, I was used to shaking my friends hands every day in France. (3)During my second day at Berkeley, I shook the hand of
17、one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me “I think we already met!”来XXKAnother funny story happened during the first party I attended: A girl that I meet before came to hug me. I thought she wanted to kiss me like we usually do in France to say hello. So I kissed her and she
18、seemed a little bit embarrassed.I live a great experience at present, and I would just encourage any student to become a member in a program at UC, Berkeley.词语突破：experience/ksprns/vt. 经验；经历；体验unexpected/nkspektd; nek-/adj. 意外的，想不到的situation/stje()n/n. 情况；形势；处境；位置pleasant/plez()nt/adj. 令人愉快的，舒适的；讨人喜欢
19、的，和蔼可亲的practical/prktk()l/adj. 实际的；实用性的难句释疑：(1)But first, let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States. 语法突破：who plan to study in the United States. Who引导的定语从句。翻译：但是首先，我想给那些计划到美国学习的外国学生一些建议。(2)Whats more, almost all the shops are open on Sunday, which is very p
20、ractical for me.语法突破：which is very practical for me. Which引导的非限制性定语从句。翻译：另外，几乎所有的商店都在周日开门，这对于我来说是非常实用的。(3)During my second day at Berkeley, I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me “I think we already met!”语法突破：whom I had met the day before. Whom引导的定语从句。翻
21、译：在伯克利的第二天，我和前一天已经见过面的一位同学握手，然后他告诉我说我想我们已经见过面了。34We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine(想象) you could design(设计) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagersaround the world thought. Here is what they said:Richard fro
22、m the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gymand a shopping centre. （1）My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying. Sonia from Italy: Id like a room wher
23、e we can relax and play computer games. Id also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class. Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we woul
24、d have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 oclock, and finish earlier. （2）Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think its not necessa
25、ry for us to wear school uniformsevery day. I really dont like wearing it. 词语突破：teenagertinedn. 青少年；十三岁到十九岁的少年cinemasnmn. 电影；电影院；电影业，电影制作术gymdmn. 健身房；体育；体育馆pleasantplezntadj. 令人愉快的，舒适的；讨人喜欢的，和蔼可亲的necessary nessriadj. 必要的；必需的；必然的n. 必需品school uniform校服难句释疑 ：（1） My school has none of these, and I think
26、 there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying. 语法突破：there should be more.作think的宾语，从句省略了that；while they are studying作时间状语。翻译：我的学习这些都没有，我认为当我们在学习时候应该有更多的愉悦的事情让学生去做。 （2） In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we
27、study and what we study.语法突破：the teachers should .作think的宾语；how we study；what we study作about的并列介宾。翻译：在我理想中的学校，我认为老师应该给我们更多的自由和选择关于我们怎样学习及学的内容。35The scientist was in a hurry. She had to get some water for her experiment before darkness fell. She was testing the water in the rivers that went into the
28、ocean. Her job was to find out the cause of pollution in the sea at nearby beaches. She lifted out the water and looked angrily at the rubbish in it. Old clothes, plastic bags and pieces of paper were in the dirty water. “Dont people realize that everything they throw onto the street gets washed int
29、o rivers? And they lead right into the ocean!” she said loudly. “How many years will it take to make it clean again?”The scientist felt sad deep in her heart. She worried about he ocean animals as she walked back to the beach. But when she got there, a group of students and teachers from a localprim
30、ary school were carrying bags of rubbish to the bins. They had spent their after noon cleaning the beach! She was filled with joy.As she spoke with the teacher, the students gathered around them. With bright smiles on their faces, they shouted, “We must do something to protect the ocean!” “Thats exa
31、ctly right,” agreed the scientist, as she smiled at their kindness.词语突破:hurry hri v.匆忙；催促；赶紧 n.匆忙；仓促cause kz vt.引起；使发生n.原因；理由；事业rubbish rb n.垃圾local lkl n. 当地的，本地的难句释疑: Dont people realize that everything they throw onto the street gets washed into rivers?语法突破：realize后是that引导的宾语从句。该宾从句中everything后是省略了that的定语从句，作throw的宾语。翻译：难道人们意识不到他们扔到街上的一切东西都会被冲到河里吗？With bright smiles on their faces, they shouted, “We must do something to protect the ocean!”语法突破：With bright smiles on their faces是with复合结构，作伴随状语。翻译：脸上带着明亮的笑容，他们喊道：“我们必须做点事情来保护海洋。”6原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！学科网（北京）股份有限公司
